Has anyone on the list ever successfully sprouted commercial prune
seeds?
Just for the hell of it I have tried this several ways, several times
with never a single sprout resulting. I have written to Sunsweet, etc.,
to ask if the prunes are irradiated as part of the processing, never
received any response.
Anyone got a clue? Thanks. dylan
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard MURPHY
To: nafex
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 7:55 PM
Subject: [NAFEX] aronia
FWIW;
I have about 80% success germinating Aronia Melanocarpa (Black
Chokeberry) from seeds I harvested from fruit last fall.
They needed 110 days in the fridge in damp paper towels under plastic
wrap on a plate. I have about 36 seedlings.
Washing this fruit is a bugger. It has the worst slimy coating I've
ever encountered, but apparently that didn't affect germination enough
to fix that problem. After 110 days, I could actually see small sprouts
on some seeds! That means, Plant Now!